Mercy Cometh Because of the Atonement

From the book “The Infinite Atonement” Tad R. Callister shared: “Just as true omnipotence is being able to do anything, anyplace within the confines of inexorable laws of justice, so too the infinite nature of the Atonement redeems every person from...

* The Will of God

From the ‘Will of God as a Way of Life’, Jerry Stittser wrote: “We do the will of God when we fulfill our calling in life, a calling that is uniquely ours, like a set of fingerprints. A calling grows our of our temperament, our talents and our...

“He Hath Filled the Hungry With Good Things” II

Previous post preamble; teachings from Elder Jeffrey R. Holland’s book “Trusting Jesus”. . . “In that little story is something of danger in our day. It is that in our contemporary success and sophistication we, too, may walk away from the...

* A View of Truth III

Continued from ‘A View of Truth II’ or to start at the first post of this series:’The Smallest Part of Which I Feel’ From 1973, Neal A. Maxwell’s book “The Smallest Part which I feel:” “Real individual freedom is tied to...

* “He Hath Filled the Hungry with Good Things”

From the book ‘Trusting Jesus,’ Jeffrey R. Holland wrote: Some time ago, I read an essay referring to “metaphysical hunger” in the world. The author was suggesting that the souls of men and women were dying, so to speak, from lack of spiritual...

Sharing the Message . . .

Elder D. Todd Christofferson of the Quorum of the Twelve Apostles said in April 2010 general conference. . . ” . . . . the Restoration is not only for those of us who rejoice in it today. The revelations of the First Vision were not for Joseph Smith alone but...

* A View of Truth II

Continuing Neal A. Maxwell’s thoughts from half a century ago. . .  (see first post. . . ‘The Smallest Part which I feel,’ July 10, 2020: . . . . Knowing the truth about “who” man really is involves both his identity and destiny, and the...

Spiritually Defining Memories

Elder Neil L. Anderson of the Quorum of the Twelve Apostles said in April 2020 general conference: “. . . .When personal difficulties or world conditions beyond our control darken our path, the spiritually defining memories from our book of life are like...

* Prayer as a Monologue

From the book “The Power of Stillness”. . . When was the last time you knelt down, breathed deep, and then begged God to make something stop or go away or change? This kind of plea for God to DO something is not uncommon: “Help my wife to . ....

He Goes Before Us

Elder Henry B. Eyring of  the First Presidency of the Church said in April 2020 general conference: . . . .”You remember the apparently simple and almost poetic language from section 110 of the Doctrine and Covenants: “Behold, the time has fully come, which was...

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